Ink Drop/Shutterstock Sheriff Folarin, Covenant University The traditional leadership and redeemer posture of Nigeria in Africa has, in recent years, been put into question. Issues like corruption and infrastructural decay have held the country down from playing a leadership role in Africa. As have
WANG ZHAO/AFP via Getty Images Abdul-Gafar Tobi Oshodi, Lagos State University Racism against Nigerians – and other Africans – is not new in China. Africa-China history is marked by solidarity, but also dented by old and new racism. Nothing at this moment suggests that the
A red marks the face of Felicien Kabuga, one of the last key suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide, on a wanted poster at the Genocide Fugitive Tracking Unit office in Kigali, Rwanda. Photo by SIMON WOHLFAHRT/AFP via Getty Images Jonathan Beloff, SOAS, University
Credit: U.S. Department of State / Genocide fugitive, Félicien Kabuga, has reportedly been arrested Saturday in Paris. The U.S. had a $5 Million bounty for the arrest of Kabuga. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES French police arrested Rwandan genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga Saturday
Wikipedia Commons / Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angola president José Eduardo dos Santos By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Isabel dos Santos, daughter of former Angola president José Eduardo dos Santos, called for her assets to be unfrozen, and accused the Angolan
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire Amadou Gon Coulibaly DIPLOMATIC TIMES STAFF The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast Amadou Gon Coulibaly reportedly arrived in Paris early Sunday for medical tests on Monday at Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, according to JueneAfrique. The magazine reported the
Source: myafricanmagazine.com / Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, former head of the rebellion in West African nation Ivory Coast, and Prime Minister By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Ivory Coast Public Prosecutor Adou Richard announced Tuesday that 19 people including 14 soldiers were arrested for plotting a
Credit: britannica.com/ ulldellebre—iStock/Thinkstock / Mosque of Djenné, Mali. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday approved a disbursement of US$200 million to west Africa nation Mali under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to address the COVID-pandemic. According to the IMF, the
Credit: Wikipedia Commons / Former rebel leader Guillaume Soro is a candidate in next year’s Presidential Election in West Africa nation Côte d’Ivoire. By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) ordered Côte d’Ivoire to suspend its
Credit: alchetron.com/ Guillaume Kigbafori Soro, former head of the rebellion in West African nation Ivory Coast, and Prime Minister By Gary Raynaldo DIPLOMATIC TIMES Guillaume Soro, the exiled former politician in West African nation Ivory Coast and presidential candidate who vowed